Wednesday, April 23, 2008

Life cycle of zygomycetes.

Look at characteristics of Ascomycota

Prepare wet mount of yeast cell in sugar water and look at cells.

Tuesday, April 22, 2008

Discuss the phylum Zygomycota

Look at bread mold.


Monday, April 21, 2008

Test on the protists




Friday, April 18, 2008


P.D. Day and Parent teacher interviews.


Thursday, April 17, 2008
Introduction to sexual reproduction – review of mitosis and meiosis and fertilization
Review haploid and diploid and their meaning.


Wednesday, April 16, 2008

Review the chapter on protists. Continue work on the protists.
Test on Monday

Tuesday, April 15, 2008


Review work from yesterday
Fungi-like protists – General characteristics
General characteristics of the three groups

Monday, April 14, 2008

Plant-like protists
Finish looking at their general characteristics.
Division into unicellular protists and multicellular protists
Unicellular protists
Read P. 506 – 508 and complete table
Multicellular protists
Read P. 510 – 512 and complete table





Friday, April 11

Review of animal like protists.

Plant like protists - introduction and review.

Thursday, April 10

Take aroun 20 min to continue to look at protists.

Correction of Active Art worksheet.
Finish looking at Ciliophora
Discuss the sporozoan and Plasmodium sp. (malaria)

Start looking at plant like protists.

Wednesday, April 9

Protist lab – look at a variety of protists

Tuesday, April 8

Discuss the evolution of protists.
Animal like protists
Zoomastigina, Sarcodina and Ciliophora
Active Art worksheet on the amoeba and the paramecium due for Thursday.

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Monday, April 7

Started to look at the protists.

Lab - look at diatomaceous earth to find remains of protists

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Friday, April 4, 2008
Test on Classification, Bacteria and Viruses

Thursday, April 3, 2008
Correction of questions with introduction to protists
Discuss the classification of protists
Look at the Animal like protists.
Answer any questions about test tomorrow.


Wednesday, April 2, 2008

Correction of worksheets
Correction of "Cell Test"
The Kingdom Protista
Students read P. 497 - 498
Answer questions P. 498
20-1 Section Assessment
Question 1 - 5


Tuesday, April 1, 2008
Test on Classification, viruses and bacteria on Friday April 4th
Bacteria - Reproduction - binary fission, conjugation and the formation of endospores
- Nitrogen fixing bacteria and the nitrogen cycle
- Human uses for bacteria
19-3 Diseases Caused by Bacteria and Viruses P. 485
Two ways bacteria cause disease - destroying cells and releasing toxins
Vaccine and Antibiotics
Controlling Bacteria - Heat and disinfectants
Food Storage and Processing
Viral Diseases
Viroids and Prions

Homework: Finish worksheets.

Monday, March 31, 2008
Correction of homework from last Friday
Bacteria - Continue classification
Look at Gram Stain
Look at Major Modes of Nutrition
Discuss briefly rate of reproduction for bacteria
Look at petri dishes with bacterial growth